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Posted at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by State Judge Advocate

POST, DISTRICT JUDGE ADVOCATE CONTEST LET'S YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF VFW BY-LAWS & POLICIES
At this time I would like to reverse the normal procedure of responding to questions asked by District and Post officers and the membership. We have many outstanding Judge Advocates at the District and Post levels.
 
Basic duties of a Judge Advocate is to give their Post Commander and membership legal assistance, incident to his office, as he may request, and perform such other duties as may be usually incident to the office or as may from to time be required of him by the laws and usages of this organization or lawful orders from proper authority.
 
Here is the plan: I will ask questions in reference to general knowledge of VFW. You are to answer the question and supply references (National Bylaws, Manual of Procedure, and to Demeter’s Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure – such as articles, sections and general source information) to justify your answer.
 
Question:    Is a motion required to accept the Quartermaster Report?
 
Question:    When the Quartermaster’s Report is given at a Post Meeting, does each line item have to be read, or can the Quartermaster give only the total amounts of each fund?
 
Question:  Can a District or Post Commander challenge the eligibility of a Post member?
 
Question:   Who may initiate disciplinary action against a member?
 
Question:   Do Posts have the right to refuse admittance to members from other Posts to their canteens?
 
Question:   Can a member of a Post who has their Canteen/Clubroom privileges suspended, be denied the right to attend monthly meetings of the Post?
 
Question:   Can a visiting official be asked to leave the Post meeting when financial matters are being discussed?
 
Question:    What is the correct procedure to be followed when conducting an audit?
 
Question;    Can a convicted felon become a member of the VFW?
 
 
Question;    What happens when an officer resigns and no one can be found to fill the office?
 
Question;    Can the Post Quartermaster serve as Canteen Manager simultaneously?
 
Question:    Does the Ritual cover special meetings and how does it address this function?
 
Question:    What can a District Commander do when the Post Commander fails to attend required meetings after having been properly notified?
 
Question:   Which section of the Congressional Charter do we recite during the opening of the Post meeting - is it really required to be read?
 
Question:   Can the Post Commander change activities of the Post without talking to the membership?
 
Question:   Can a Post reject a qualified veteran for membership?
 
Question:    When registering as the Commander of the Post, at the Department Convention, can he cast the delegate votes of the Post?
 
Question:   On the National and Department level, who is the governing body between conventions?
 
Question    Arrearages: can a Post be deprived of its voting privileges at National, Department, District and County Council meeting by failure to submit a Trustee’s Quarterly Report of Audit?
 
Question:   Can the Post Commander relieve a trustee for failure to fulfill his duties?
 
Question:   What action can the Judge Advocate (at all levels) take when a Commander gives an opinion that may be in conflict with the National By-Laws?
 
Question:   If the Commander of the Post resigns and the Senior Vice Commander refuses to move up, what is the procedure?
 
Question:    What is the time period for a Post to lose its charter because of inactivity?
 
Question:    Are caps removed during the recitation prayers at a Post meeting, and if removed, is the cap placed over the heart?
 
Forward your responses to my email judge@wi.vfwwebmail.com or mail to Michael L. Borg, VFW State Judge Advocate, 1809 N. Oneida Street, Appleton, WI 54911, by November 20, 2008.
 
I will post the results on my web blog and mention the most knowledgeable District or Post Judge Advocate in my next newspaper article. Thanks!
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